Random Musings

I was reading through my blog today and laughing at some of the memories I had written down and I thought to myself that I really have to make sure I don't stop blogging every once and awhile. I would never remember some of the funny things Juliet said, or what I thought at one time, trips Mike and I made, etc. Now that I have some more time, I just might blog more frequently. It has been a bit of an adjustment for me to stay at home full time. This school year I was really enjoying the classes that I was teaching and I loved the challenge of having some high school english literature classes thrown into the mix. But now that I am home all the time due to Juliet's leukemia, I enjoy it (obviously not due to the circumstances). Things are not so crazy since Juliet and I along with my mother-in-law are going to the clinic every ten days as opposed to once a week and Juliet is feeling so GOOD that she is very happy to play by herself a good deal of the time. I want to make sure Juliet does not fall behind in school so I decided to start "homeschooling" with her. I started out with great vim and vigor and I LOVED it! A friend of mine was secretly worried that I was going to turn into one of those homeschooling enthusiasts and start scorning conventional schooling, but no worry, my zeal has considerably diminished and I realize that I would never make a good teacher when it comes to homeschooling. I have always struggled with patience, and teaching Juliet her letters and numbers has been a lesson in patience for me! I've learned that I do best teaching Jules while I'm otherwise occupied - such as folding laundry or something else. At any rate, I'll keep plugging along with it. Other ambitions in my life? I read an article the other day on morning people. You know, those people that get up at five in the morning, go for a walk, and get all kinds of things done around the house. Supposedly these "morning people" are better workers, and I don't know what all. Well, after reading said article, I convinced myself that that is what I would become. Just like that! Tadaa!!! Morning Nic! I told Mike about my plans the night before and Mike laughed. "Well, it's already eleven at night so I don't know how well you are going to do!" But I insisted that I WOULD try it and that with persistence, I could change my habits - supposedly after twenty something days, it would become my new habit and the old habit of going late to bed would be kissed goodbye. I pictured myself having an indulgent early morning cup of coffee, quietly doing devotions in the living room, getting a load or two of laundry done and out of the way.... I enjoyed the visions! Then morning came and I got up at 7:45 and that was the end of my "morning person" ambitions. I was disappointed to know that my "staying power" was really non-existent. Oh well, what do you know... Mike apparently knows me better than I know myself.... But then I started to think that if I did become a morning person, I would hardly ever see Mike! I'd be in bed by 9:00 so I might see Mike for 2 hours before going to bed. So with that thought, I've decided that it's no great loss for me to never be a morning person....